12/08/2025
Florida's pretrial detention system has changed dramatically over the past year, with three waves of legislative and procedural reforms reshaping how defendants are treated from arrest through detention hearings.
Our latest article summarizes these changes and examines what they mean for criminal defense, including why first appearance now carries more weight than ever and the constitutional concerns these rules raise.
https://suarezlawfirm.com/news-and-blog/floridas-new-pretrial-rules-tilt-the-scales-toward-detention/
By Eddie Suarez and Sara Mieczkowski / https://suarezlawfirm.com Given all the changes to Florida’s pretrial detention system over the past year, we thought it might be helpful to summarize and synthesize the new rules and explain how they impact criminal defense practitioners. Three waves of legi...
